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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Einstein visit Shanghai, according to the narrative in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1932.

2. How much time has passed in the game when Wang returns to it in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Several eons.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Six days.

3. Who was killed along with Ye Wenjie's husband due to an accident at the base, according to the narrative in Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV"?
(a) Bai Mulin.
(b) Lei Zhicheng.
(c) Cheng Lihua.
(d) Director Zhang.

4. What civilization is said to be lost when the scorching sun arrives in the game in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?
(a) Civilization 99.
(b) Civilization 141.
(c) Civilization 242.
(d) Civilization 311.

5. Whom did Ye Wenjie marry?
(a) Ruan Wen.
(b) Bai Mulin.
(c) Yang Dong.
(d) Yang Weining.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Wen Jie's profession?

2. From what belief system does the translator note the term "Monsters and Demons" is derived in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

3. Where is the space observation center that is run by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking University's Joint Center for Astrophysics?

4. Who is the author of the book Silent Spring?

5. What was the profession of Fu Lei?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution take place? Why is it important in The Three-Body Problem?

2. What is revealed in the "Translator's Notes" in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

3. Who is Shao Lin and what is revealed about her character in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

4. What is the significance of the literary allusions to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in the novel?

5. What happens when the Stable Era begins in the Three Body game in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

6. What setting is established in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"? How is it described?

7. Why does Wang Miao visit Ye Wenjie's home in Chapter 8, “Ye Wenjie”?

8. How does Bai Mulin betray Ye Wenjie? Why does he betray her?

9. What setting is described when Wang logs onto the Three Body game in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

10. What has happened to Ye Wenjie's daughter in the novel?

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